Reface or Replace Kitchen Cabinets ?

What is “Kitchen Cabinet Refacing”?

Kitchen Cabinet Refacing is a brand new exterior for your cabinets without the expense of new cabinets!

It's the outside of your cabinets that gets the wear and tear, and whose style may be out-of-date. Kitchen Cabinet Refacing, replaces the drawer boxes, and gives you all-new cabinet doors and drawer-fronts. Everything you see with the doors closed is brand new.

The cabinet interiors remain unchanged. Your cabinet boxes are probably solid wood and custom-made for your kitchen, and they are already in place. When you reface, the cabinets remain in place; your walls are not damaged. No Plumbing needs to be changed and your kitchen will be completed very quickly..

You don't change the footprint or wallprint of your cabinets so you are not forced to redo floors, wallpaper, tile, or paint unless you want to. The appliances, counter, sink, disposal, and faucet do not need to be removed. Your existing countertops do not need to be disturbed. This is why you save so much money!

How popular is cabinet refacing? This Old House Magazine ran its cover story on refacing in March 2004 titled, "Transforming Your Kitchen - Without Breaking the Bank." Kitchen cabinet refacing, born in the mid-eighties from long-established good carpentry standards, has taken its place as the premier-value renovation option for kitchens. The look of brand new solid wood cabinets in Alder, Hickory, Oak, Cherry and Maple, without the big ticket price or the hidden costs.